CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 39 cents over the past three weeks to $5.10 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the price jump comes amid higher crude oil costs and tight gasoline supplies. The average price at the pump is $1.97
Continue ReadingCAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 39 cents over the past three weeks to $5.10 per gallon. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says Sunday that the price jump comes amid higher crude oil costs and tight gasoline supplies. The average price at the pump is $1.97
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Opponents of the British government’s plan to deport migrants to Rwanda are preparing for an appeals court hearing Monday amid the political backlash following reports that Prince Charles had privately described the policy as “appalling.” A coalition of groups including immigration rights advocates and public employee unions
Continue ReadingSTUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Matteo Berrettini has shown signs of recapturing the form which took him to the Wimbledon final last year as he beat Andy Murray 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to win the Stuttgart Open in his first tournament for three months. The Italian hadn’t played since Indian Wells in March because of a hand
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate bargainers on Sunday announced the framework of a bipartisan response to last month’s mass shootings, a noteworthy but limited breakthrough offering modest gun curbs and stepped-up efforts to improve school safety and mental health programs. The proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey has “legitimate concerns” over terrorism and other issues that need to be taken seriously. Turkey has accused Finland and Sweden of supporting Kurdish militants and says it will not back the two Nordic nations joining NATO until they change their policies.
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey has “legitimate concerns” over terrorism and other issues that need to be taken seriously. Turkey has accused Finland and Sweden of supporting Kurdish militants and says it will not back the two Nordic nations joining NATO until they change their policies.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Linn Grant made history by becoming the first female player to win an event on the European tour. And she did it in amazing style. The 22-year-old Swede obliterated a field of both male and female golfers at the Scandinavian Mixed event by winning by nine strokes after an
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Es posible que los arcos dorados y la Big Mac hayan desaparecido, pero los rusos fueron testigos de la reapertura de 15 restaurantes McDonald’s con una nueva marca y propiedad este domingo, según su propietario, Alexander Nikolaevich Govor. El gigante estadounidense de comida rápida ha sido rebautizado como “Vkusno & Tochka”,
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business The end of the Jurassic era arrived with a deafening roar at the box office. “Jurassic World: Dominion,” the sixth and supposedly last film in the Jurassic Park franchise, brought in an estimated $143.3 million for its North America opening this weekend. The Universal Pictures’ film took the top spot
Continue ReadingNOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil captured her first WTA title by winning the Nottingham Open thanks to a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory against Alison Riske of the United States. The seventh-seeded Haddad Maia consigned the sixth-seeded Riske to a second loss in the final of the grass-court tournament in central England.
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is going to tackle the nuisance of public urination with technology. The MBTA is launching a pilot program this summer in which urine detection sensors will be placed in four downtown elevators. The data will be collected for several months with a goal of creating a system
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Johnston and Alaa Elassar, CNN Former Dodgers player Steve Sax’s son was among the five Marines killed when their aircraft crashed during a training mission in California on Wednesday. Capt. John J. Sax, 33, was among the crew that crashed in the desert near Glamis, California. “It is with complete devastation that I
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Move over Maverick, the dinosaurs have arrived to claim their throne. “Jurassic World: Dominion” took a mighty bite out of the box office with $143.4 million in North American ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Including earnings from international showings — the film opened in various markets last
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Move over Maverick, the dinosaurs have arrived to claim their throne. “Jurassic World: Dominion” took a mighty bite out of the box office with $143.4 million in North American ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Including earnings from international showings — the film opened in various markets last
Continue ReadingBy Harry Enten, CNN I was at the supermarket recently when I took note of something my eyes had passed thousands of times before. The cans of my favorite sodas were 12 ounces, while the bottles were 2 liters. It caught my eye because the units of measurement for the same product weren’t the same.
Continue ReadingLE MANS, France (AP) — Toyota won the 24 Hours Le Mans in the classic endurance race for the fifth straight time with the No. 8 car finishing ahead of the No. 7 in another dominant performance. New Zealander Brendan Hartley had clinched pole position and was at the wheel as Toyota Gazoo’s No. 8
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN The Tony Awards will return to Radio City Music Hall on Sunday for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic. It’s Broadway’s biggest event of the year, celebrating the best theater on the Great White Way. “West Side Story” star and Oscar winner Ariana DeBose is host of the show and
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says North Korea test-fired what appeared to be artillery shells toward the sea Sunday. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected several flight trajectories believed to be North Korean artillery. It says South Korea maintains a firm military readiness in close
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Anyone expecting inflation to have peaked by now got a rude surprise last week. The latest inflation report showed prices in May rose 8.6% from a year ago — the fastest rate in 40 years. Add to that declining stocks, climbing interest rates and global economic troubles caused by Russia’s
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